11.   The authorities have tried to prevent two previous congresses, detaining hundreds of party members.

12.   Police detained hundreds of members of the World Hindu Council, which has spearheaded plans to build the temple to Rama, the chief Hindu deity.

13.   Police have reportedly detained hundreds of people for questioning, but there has been no announcement of charges.

14.   Police reportedly have detained hundreds of people for questioning about the attack, but there have been no announcements of charges.

15.   Police detained hundreds of protesters outside the Oil Ministry and took them away in buses.

16.   According to an official report by the civilian government that succeeded Pinochet, hundreds were detained and tortured there.

17.   After the November airstrike, Serbs detained hundreds of peacekeepers.

18.   Amnesty International accuses the Nigerian government of detaining hundreds of pro-democracy protesters, journalists, politicians, lawyers and trade union leaders.

19.   Arafat has detained hundreds of Islamic activists, but key Hamas leaders remain at large.

20.   Authorities detained hundreds of illegal immigrants around the country Wednesday as the number of people attempting to sneak into Greece apparently surged.